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Thoughts Clippers vs HEAT

-It really shouldn't have been this close. Especially when the other team was missing Blake Griffin, Danilio Gallinari, Austin Rivers, and Patrick Beverly.

-Yes, the Heat were missing Hassan Whiteside, Rodney McGruder, Justise Winslow, and tonight James Johnson, who injured his right ankle. But compared to the Clippers, Heat still had enough.

-Johnson's absence forced the Heat to go with a lineup that included Kelly Olynyk and Bam Adebayo again.

-It also opened early minutes for Jordan Mickey, who had his moments again tonight. He's done a good job of keeping himself ready.

-It wasn't the best night for Tyler Johnson and Goran Dragic, who still is in a shooting funk.

-A player who had a great night was Josh Richardson, scoring a career-high 28 points. Richardson shot 10 of 16, hit 6 of 8 from three-point range and made a pair of free throws late to put the game out of reach.